It has been known that people in Okinawa live longer than most people on the
planet with little to no cancer or heart disease and are generally in
great health. Japanese
population studies show that Okinawa has the highest incidence of people
100 years of age or over. These Okinawan Centurions are not a feeble group
of invalids confined to a nursing home. These are active senior citizens
with productive lives and enjoying their golden years, they just happen to
be over 100 years of age.

Now, it's this long life
that has the attention of people interested in their own
health, and those who want to make money helping people who
are interested in their health and in living long.

For hundreds of years, Coral has been known
to bring relief to many illnesses and ailments. Thus, it was assumed
that it was this coral reef and the calcium in it that was
responsible.

Then it was also
concluded that it was the microorganisms in the coral that was
taken with the calcium that brought health.

Lately, I've been seeing Okinawan Vitamins being pushed saying
it is the unique vegetables that bring the health. Of
course, no one asks if these vitamins are whole food or made
in a laboratory to copy the vitamins, or if you should change
your diet. It's hinted at but doesn't say don't take
these vitamins with your soft drinks, etc. So, it's hard
to say if they are just positioning against their long life,
or trying to figure out what it is in their food.

It is true that the Okinawans are drinking
water and eating crops that are naturally rich in 74 minerals.
The air they breathe is also cleaner.

Coral Calcium as a reason

Here is the
information so you can decide:

It is noticed that they are living on an
island built on a coral reef. The coral reef is rich in calcium,
magnesium and all the trace minerals needed by the body. The Okinawans are drinking
water and eating crops that are naturally rich in 74 minerals.

Heart palpitations, eczema, muscle cramps,
headaches, insomnia, arthritis, diabetes, kidney stones..... It is thought
that at least 157 diseases are caused by mineral deficiencies. Coral
naturally contains a highly absorbable form of every mineral needed by the
body. When the coral minerals are supplied, deficiencies cease, and health conditions
are improved. As the coral minerals raise the
overall mineral content of the body, the pH of the body returns to its
natural alkaline (high pH) state, thus enhancing the immune system and
overall wellness of the individual. Disease thrives in an acidic
environment and starves in an alkaline (high pH) environment.

Although coral is often called "coral
calcium", coral naturally contains every mineral needed by the human
body, not just calcium. (A
mineral needs other minerals to be present or it won't do its job
correctly.) This abundance of trace minerals is a large
part of the explanation of coral's legendary powers. The full coral
story is a fascinating description of the coral mineral's high
bio-availability (being able to be used by the body), and the resulting benefits to the human body.

Coral is rich in calcium and performs as an
excellent calcium supplement because it is very absorbable and does not
cause the uncomfortable side effect of constipation commonly found with
other calcium supplements. The calcium component of coral is
important but the coral trace minerals are even more important.

Minerals are the building blocks of
health. Enzymes, nerves and most other internal actions rely upon
minerals for proper function. Trace minerals in our soils have
become depleted which has led to a deficiency in our foods and hence our
bodies. Trace mineral deficiency is part of the explanation of
the vast decline in health that our society is facing. Coral
minerals truly hold the key to health for many people.

Minerals are the building blocks of
health. Enzymes, nerves and most other internal actions rely upon
minerals for proper function. Trace minerals in our soils have
become depleted which as led to a deficiency in our foods and hence our
bodies. Trace mineral deficiency is part of the explanation of
the vast decline in health that our society is facing. Coral
minerals truly hold the key to health for many people.

Most minerals are difficult for the human
body to absorb. The 74 minerals naturally present in coral are
highly bio-available because:

1) Coral
was formed by small animals that over the years broke down the minerals
contained in the sea water and created coral formations. It is very difficult for the human body to digest inorganic
minerals (similar to eating little rocks). Having been previously digested
by the coral polyp, coral minerals are readily absorbable by the human
body. In fact, these formations are so close to the makeup of the
human skeletal structure that doctors use coral in bone grafts because the
human body readily accepts the coral as its own.

2) Coral minerals have the inherent ability
to go ionic (particles break down so small they can be easily used by the
body) upon contact with moisture.

3) Coral minerals are in a natural balance
with all of the minerals required to support each mineral in its
designated role.

When minerals are assimilated and
effectively enter the body, specific trace mineral deficiencies are
supplied with the needed minerals and overall mineral stores are replenished.
Wonderful
things begin to happen within the system. Specific health conditions
improve that were caused by a trace mineral deficiency and as overall
mineral stores are replenished, a beneficial balance is established in the
immune system and general health is enhanced. This overall
replenishment of mineral stores can be quantified and measured as
pH.

pH may appear to be an abstract scientific term but can be
easily understood as an oxygen measurement system. The higher the
number, the greater the oxygen content. All healthy humans began
life with most of the body fluids and tissues in a slightly alkaline state
(high pH. Over time, in modern society the body tissues and
fluids often become acidic (low pH) from the refined foods, coffee,
cola,
prescription drugs, pollution and stress, that are absorbed on a daily
basis. (Note: this discussion of fluids does not include blood, which
keeps a consistent pH)

As alkaline (high pH/oxygen rich) system is
important because we are oxygen creatures. Oxygen is the most essential
substance for human life. Humans can survive weeks without food and
days without water but only 3 minutes without oxygen. Many
Naturopathic Doctors believe that at least 157 diseases are caused by an
acidic/low pH system. In fact almost every named and unnamed disease
condition has one thing in common: higher than normal accumulations
of acidic wastes in the body. Decades ago Dr. Otto Warburg, the only
physician to ever win two Nobel prizes, proved that cancer cannot exist
in an alkaline/high pH environment.

If acid is allowed to build up that part of the body will become
starved of oxygen and disease will not be far behind. It is easy to
visualize the importance of not letting your body become oxygen
starved. Just hold your breath until it becomes a bit uncomfortable
and then resume breathing normally, don't take any deep catch up
breathes. Imagine your internal organs, trying to function without
being able to take any catch up breathes, day after day, month after
month.

Many substances (such as baking soda) can raise pH temporarily but only
minerals can raise and maintain pH. Minerals play a crucial role in
alkalizing the bodily fluids and tissues only when they are in a form that
can be assimilated. Coral is a very effective alkalizing agent
because the coral minerals are bio-available, meaning, they get in to
where they are supposed to be and where they can do their job.

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